E/MS Unit I: Two Cultures Collide: Early Relations Between English Settlers and Indigenous People in Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colonies Lesson D: William Apess and the “Mashpee Revolt”
Key Questions
- Who was William Apess?
- How did Apess present the Native American view of King Philip's War?
- What led up to the "Mashpee Revolt" and how were the Mashpees' grievances resolved?
STUDENT ACTIVITIES:
Primary Sources
Related Mass Moments
"Native American Writer Born "
A powerful orator, William Apess was the first American Indian protest writer.
"Indians in Mashpee Demand Self-Government"
Mashpee Indians petitioned the governor to restore their rights.
lesson image credit: William Apess, courtesy American Antiquarian Society